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View this email in your browser Public Edition | April 25, 2011 Deliver Productivity from the Cloud with Microsoft Office 365 Beta Maintaining competitive advantage requires that your customers be productive from the office, at home, and in the field, on virtually any device. Microsoft Office 365 can help you fulfill this demand for businesses of all sizes. More than a new version of a familiar product, Office 365 transcends the firewall to enable unprecedented collaboration and sharing across PCs, phones, and browsers. Join the beta today to be among the first to try this groundbreaking services offering, and discover how Office 365 can help you reach new customers and develop new revenue streams. And when you join the Microsoft Partner Network, you can subscribe to Microsoft Cloud Essentials Pack and access training to help you make the most of the new features and capabilities in Office—365 and speed the growth of your cloud practice. Build Your Business Get Your Solutions in Front of More Customers Use the Microsoft Pinpoint online marketplace to make your solution profile accessible to tens of thousands of potential customers. Learn how to maximize your impact, and connect with new customers. Be Seen—a Lot. Get Listed on the Microsoft Dynamics Marketplace Profile your Microsoft Dynamics solutions and make it easier to connect your services with customers searching for high-quality productivity solutions. Get New Performance Data and Guidance for Key Microsoft Workloads Explore server-specific case studies and white papers about running Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft SharePoint Server in virtual machines on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 with Hyper-V. Network News Join the Network. Get Inspired. Grow Your Business. At the 2011 Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), you can get a firsthand look at Microsoft's technology vision and strategy for the coming year and beyond. If you represent a company that builds, sells, services, and supports solutions based on Microsoft technologies, you won't want to miss it. Register today. Get the Support You Need, When You Need It As a Microsoft partner, you'll have access to support from presale to deployment and beyond. Resolve issues quickly and earn customers confidence with help from Microsoft experts. Product and Solution Center Maximize Student Access to Limited IT Resources Education budgets are tighter than ever. Learn how, with Windows MultiPoint Server 2011, schools can increase student access while reducing hardware, energy, and maintenance costs by 66 percent.* Keep Customers' Computers Safe from Attack Become a trusted resource for your customers. Download the Microsoft Attack Surface Analyzer Beta to identify potential security vulnerabilities and eliminate weaknesses. Make the Decision to Move to Windows 7 Easy With the Windows 7 ROI Tool, you can offer your SMB customers personalized analyses that show how Windows 7 can reduce costs, improve service levels, and increase productivity. Training and Readiness Get on the Learning Path to Success No matter your interest or your company's area of expertise, there's a Partner Learning Path to guide you. Find low- and no-cost training that can strengthen your sales, marketing, and technical capabilities—when you join the network. Follow Us on Twitter Like Our Page on Facebook In This Issue Register for WPC 2011 Explore Partner Learning Paths In Other News Internet Explorer 9 Now Available Get the Latest Licensing News Each Month Microsoft Partner Network Community Voices for Innovation on Twitter Partner Perspectives Blog *Forrester Research, Inc., "The Total Economic Impact of Microsoft Windows MultiPoint Server 2011," April 2011. Visit the Microsoft Partner Network Portal Newsletter Legal Information This newsletter was sent by: Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington, USA 98052 Sign Up for Other Newsletters | Update Your Profile © 2011 Microsoft Corporation.    Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement